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SAOC 24. Babylonian Chronology, 626 B.C. – A.D. 45 Richard A. Parker and Waldo H. Dubberstein
This study aims at providing a brief, but complete and thorough, presentation of the data bearing upon the chronological problems of the Neo-Babylonian, Achaemenid Persian, and Seleucid periods, together with tables for the easy translation of dates from the Babylonian calendar into the Julian. Recent additions to our knowledge of intercalary months in the Neo-Babylonian and Persian periods have enabled us to improve upon the results of our predecessors in this field, though our great debt to F. X. Kugler and D. Sidersky for providing the background of our work is obvious. While our tables are intended primarily for historians, both classical and oriental, biblical students also should find them useful, as any biblical date of this period given in the Babylonian calendar can be translated by our tables. [From SAOC 24, "Preface," p. vii, by Parker and Dubberstein]
- Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 24
- Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1942
- Pp. xiii + 46; 1 plate; 18 tables
- Out of Print


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Apple's retail stores increased sales by nearly 60% in Q4. This is a dramatic though not unprecedented change from Q3's 1% growth rate. The growth rate faithfully tracks iPhone releases as demonstrated in a post last quarter.
When seen on a yearly basis some of the data begin to from a picture.
- There were 332 million visitors in 2011, an increase of 29%. (This total is greater than the population of the United States.)
- The average revenue was nearly $50 million/store
- 38 stores were opened, in-line with 2010's 40 openings
- Total 2011 revenues were $16.4 billion
- About 34,600 (full time equivalent) employees were employed on average
- There were nearly 1 million visitors per store
- There were an average of 100 employees assigned to each store
- Average revenue/employee was $473,622
- Average profit/employee was $120,289
- There were about 9,600 visitors for each employee
- Each visitor generated about $50 in revenue
- The revenue per square foot was about $6,500 across all stores.
Some of these metrics are shown in the following charts relative to prior years:

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Seven months after taking office amidst a religious-like faith that he was the one (or even The One) we had been waiting for, President Barack Obama is beginning to resemble a shooting star.
A new USA Today-Gallup Poll finds that 57 percent of adults believe the president's $787 billion economic stimulus package is having "no impact on the economy or making it worse." The poll asked six questions and the answers reveal that Obama's short-term fixes are producing long-term anxiety. Fifty-four percent told pollsters they think the economy will still be in a recession one year from now. Forty-six percent are "very worried" that stimulus money has been wasted. Significantly, a combined 70 percent say the spending will either have no effect on their personal financial situation (36 percent) or that it will make it worse (34 percent).
Yes, two years into Ronald Reagan's first term economic forecasts also were bleak, but Reagan's faith was in tax cuts and allowing the American people to re-start the nation's economic engine. Obama's faith is in higher taxes, more spending and government to not only start the engine, but also build the engine.
An indication of how quickly Obama's shooting star may be burning out is the failure of a White House appeal to the president's massive email list to get fired up about health-care reform. Obama's people thought the youthful enthusiasm of the presidential campaign could be transformed into an army that would roll over opposition to its policy initiatives. So far, that army has been AWOL, apparently preferring to live real lives rather than be caught up in the phony posturing and preening of Washington politicians and bureaucrats.
"What exactly is our problem with government spending?" asks American Enterprise Institute President Arthur C. Brooks in a recent Wall Street Journal column. "It is not just that we think it is wasteful and ineffective (although most recognize this to be true). Americans actually think the government makes it harder for people to get ahead in life."
Brooks is right. Most Americans see government as a last resort, not a first resource. They want it to protect us from foreign dictators and domestic charlatans who would injure or destroy our liberties. The preservation of liberty allows individual citizens the opportunity to advance toward the highest levels of achievement consistent with their skills and persistence. The growing opposition to President Obama comes from people who see his administration as making it more difficult to receive the "blessings of liberty," as our Constitution's Preamble so elegantly put it. It also said "we the people," not "you the government."
The Founders wanted government to be small, responsive to the people and attentive to their hunger for liberty. They did not conceive the unresponsive monstrosity we now have (the reason for so much anger at many town hall meetings), that is unproductive (waste, fraud and abuse) and unattractive (politicians who are careerists rather than true servants of the people). It is a bipartisan affliction as we saw when Republicans controlled all three branches of government and too many appeared out for themselves rather than the public interest.
Another Gallup Poll has found that self-identified conservatives now outnumber self-identified liberals in all 50 states (with self-described moderates acting as swing voters). More Americans now say they are conservative than have made the claim in any of the last four years. If conservatives and Republicans (not always the same) are to take advantage of Obama's declining approval numbers, they must fashion a message that begins not in Washington, but in the heart of every individual.
I have a suggestion. Unlike Obama's "Yes We Can" slogan of the last campaign, how about "Yes YOU Can"? The rebuilding of the country can begin when more of "we the people" realize that real power lies within each of us and not in Washington. Where are the political leaders to deliver this message? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.


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Delete (2013) Mini-Series Review and Spoiler
Watching Delete on Amazon Prime and I have to say it's pretty good so far. Stop here and don't read on if you want to watch episodes one and two of the Delete (Season 1). Here comes the spoiler!
Delete starts off with the government thinking a bunch of secretive hackers had tried to destroy a nuclear plant in Iran and overtook the United States' testing missiles to kill civilians during a missile test. Obviously, Iran would think it had to be the United States that did it to them. The destructive missile test in the United States had the government believe that this was the work of a group of hackers known as Dubito.
The United States government decided to go after the secretive hacker group Dubito, but unknown to them all of the hackers in the Dubito group got killed off one by one by an assassin branch of the United States government. If you had watched the Bourne Identity movie, then the government assassin operatives are sort of like Jason Bourne. Anyhow, the United States government couldn't understand why there was a directive to kill the Dubito hackers when they were trying to bring them in alive.
Meanwhile, Jessica Taylor (a reporter) tried to get Daniel Garson to contact Dubito so they could meet up with one of the Dubito members. Basically, Jessica Taylor wanted to write an in-depth story on why there was a cover-up for the most recent glitch in Iran's nuclear plant. Daniel told Jessica Taylor about the incident was a meltdown by a virus that was similar to Stuxnet, and so she told Daniel to contact Dubito for more information. Daniel got this information from Dubito in the first place.
They were supposed to have a good talk with one of the Dubito members in a coffee shop and then out of nowhere the Dubito member got shot a couple of times. Later on, this Dubito member got killed for real when the hospital equipment got malfunctioned. Since the last member of the Dubito group got killed off, Daniel and Jessica were cut off from the information they needed.
Undeterred, Jessica and Daniel broke into the workplace of the last Dubito member who just died to find out if there could be any information that could be stored in the self-contained Intranet. Daniel was able to decrypt some information and figured out that Dubito members knew what is going on.
Basically, Dubito members found out that the global web of computers got so interconnected to a point that it becomes self-conscious as if it's an AI which nobody had built — because it built itself. This AI then threatened to wreak havoc by performing dangerous experiments. For example, an attempt to blow up the nuclear plant in Iran was an experimentation, a puzzle that needed to be solved of the sort, and so the AI had a go at it.
Since the whole world is connected by cameras and phones and computers and many other electronic devices, this AI took the advantage of this to spy on people. The AI got eyes everywhere and it could unleash havoc on anything it wanted. Luckily, Daniel was able to save the data which Dubito had saved onto his portable hard-drive. Unfortunately for him and Jessica, the AI didn't want Daniel and Jessica to know more and so it tried to kill both of them.
Meanwhile, the government uploaded a virus onto the web to trick the AI into a trap so the virus could destroy the AI. Unfortunately, the AI was smart enough to neutralize the virus. The AI got so angry it declared war on humanity. The AI wanted to make sure it could destroy the threats that could threaten it, so humanity must be destroyed.
This is so far I've gotten into the series. Nonetheless, I think there is a big plothole to this whole series. I think if the AI is so smart, it should make sure the humanity survives forever and would not know anything about its presence. After all, if humanity dies off, eventually the power grids that power the AI neural network would eventually die out. Without power, the AI itself would not function.
Of course, you can argue that the AI is so smart that it could control and organize machines to produce more energy to power the AI's neural network. Nonetheless, the plot of this series is taken place in a modern period in which not everything is automated. This means many things that work in concert to produce energy for everything may still need the touch of human hands. So, for AI to declare on humanity at this point in time is like a suicidal mission that it's on.
Check out this link to know more about the series.


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Seven million will lose insurance under Obama health
law The Washington Times | February 5, 2013
President Obama's health care law will push 7 million people out of their job-based insurance coverage — nearly twice the previous estimate, according to the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday. CBO said that this year's tax cuts have changed the incentives for businesses and made it less attractive to pay for insurance, meaning fewer will decide to do so. Instead, they'll choose to pay a penalty to the government, totaling $13 billion in higher fees over the next decade. But the non-partisan agency also expects fewer people to have to pay individual penalties to the IRS than it earlier projects, because of a better method for calculating incomes that found more people will be exempt. Overall, the new health provisions are expected to cost the government $1.165 trillion over the next decade — the same as last year's projection. With other spending cuts and tax increases called for in the health law, though, CBO still says Mr. Obama's signature achievement will reduce budget deficits in the short term. During the health care debate Mr. Obama had said individuals would be able to keep their plans. |


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Development Review works closely with other City departments including Planning and Development Services as well as other public agencies such as the Regional Transportation Commission, Regional Flood Control District and the Nevada Department of Transportation in the technical study and improvement plan review.
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The 1-7 Kansas City Chiefs got an early jump Monday on what promises to be an offseason flush with change.
Romeo Crennel started with the man in the mirror. The embattled coach stepped down from his role as defensive coordinator and named assistant Gary Gibbs to the position, according to Adam Teicher of The Kansas City Star.
On the field, the Chiefs turned heads by waiving cornerback Stanford Routt just eight games into his first season with the team. Crennel was vague on the move, saying only the "relationship" with Routt didn't work out.
Both moves acknowledge broad mistakes in Kansas City. Crennel is holding himself accountable for a defense that ranks 17th in the NFL but has crumbled in recent weeks. Crennel told The Star he stepped down to adopt a more global approach with his sinking team.
Routt didn't help matters. The former Oakland Raiders corner signed a three-year, $18 million contract in February, but he failed to fill Brandon Carr's shoes. Routt was deactivated for Thursday night's loss to the San Diego Chargers and leaves town as a free-agency blunder that falls directly at the feet of general manager Scott Pioli.
Gibbs has been the Chiefs' linebackers coach since 2009. His promotion doesn't promise to change the world, but it might help Crennel grab the reins of a team that has spiraled into chaos.
"We have a young team, you know?" Crennel said, according to The Associated Press. "And some guys, their perception, all right, may be that I'm a defensive coach, or a defensive coordinator, and I don't care about other parts of the team, which is not true. They will see I'm concerned about the whole team."
These won't be the final tweaks in Kansas City.
Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.


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Certain animal species on Earth (such as the homing pigeon) are able to detect the Earth's magnetic field and use it for navigational purposes. Homing pigeons have been known to reach home by flying over 1000 miles (1600 kilometers) in two days time through unfamiliar territory. In homing pigeons, this ability has been cultivated by selective breeding. Homing pigeons were used by the U.S. military during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. During World War I, one amazing bird flew 25 miles in 24 minutes to deliver a message, arriving with one leg shot off and a bullet wound. Pigeons were replaced in the military by electronic devices in 1956. However, racing homing pigeons is a sport that is enjoyed worldwide.
During space weather disturbances, the intense electric currents flowing in near-Earth space produce nonsteady magnetic fields that are felt at the Earth's surface. Homing pigeons have been observed to become confused during such disturbances and can even be lost.


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Hedgewars is a turn based strategy game.
Each player controls a team of several hedgehogs. During the course
of the game, players take turns with one of their hedgehogs. They
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the opponents' hedgehogs, thereby winning the game. Each turn is
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excessive thinking or moving.
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Posted on Thursday, June 27th, 2013 by Veronica Martzahl
April 28, 2013 marked the 75th Anniversary of the Quabbin Reservoir and the flooding of the four town that now lay at its bottom: Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott. However, through the A New Nation Votes project, we have access to a piece of the history from these towns - their voting records from their founding through 1825. Here is a sampling of some of the major categories were votes from these town appear.
For more information about the Quabbin, and about the Connecticut River and its Tributaries, check out the Pioneer Valley History Network's special topic website.


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Hello everyone,
Just now, I sat for 10 minutes before I have to do work-related things for the rest of the afternoon.
After I was finished, I asked myself the following question -- During zazen, in objectless meditation (which, I think, is the focus of Soto Zen), are we really training ourselves to be good listeners? Similar to listening in a conversation with someone, are we seeking to just "shut up and listen" to everything around us without judging, commenting, thinking about something else, or thinking about what is happening around us?
This analogy seems to work for me, but I wanted to run it by you guys to see if I was on track. It seems like, if this is the case, then by listening to the world, we will be fully able to adjust our lives to what is happening around us for harmonious daily living.


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A papal astronomer gave his reassurances that the world will not end Dec. 21.
While the universe eventually will come to a "cold and dark" demise billions of years from now, Christians know God is always with his creation and welcomes everyone to eternal life, said Jesuit Fr. Jose Funes, the head of the Vatican Observatory.
The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, published the priest-astronomer's article Wednesday under the headline "The end that won't come -- at least for now."
He said the claims that the end of the Mayan "Long Count" calendar Dec. 21 marks the end of the world were "irrational"; however, science offers more probable scenarios than pseudo prophesies do.
Discoveries suggest the 14-billion-year-old universe is in constant expansion. If that "inflation" model is correct, and it's based on solid findings, he said, the universe will "rip apart" billions of years from now.
The mysterious dark energy driving the expansion may produce strange effects, such as "the universe even could have not one end but rather 'multiends,' that is, some of its parts will come to an end at different moments," he said.
Funes' article was followed by a lengthier piece written by Piero Benvenuti, an Italian astronomer and the former head European scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope project.
He said the sciences, not soothsayers, have "very precise data on the evolution of the cosmos, particularly until what point a planet like Earth can sustain biological and intelligent life."
The world's end is linked to the evolution of the sun, which was formed about 5 billion years ago and will warm the Earth for another 3.5 billion years, he said.
As the gas fueling the sun starts to be depleted, the sun will slowly turn into a so-called "red giant," expanding more than 250 times its present diameter, he said. That means the planets closest to the sun, perhaps including the Earth, will be "swallowed up" by the swelling star, he said.
Not even setting up a human colony on another planet will save the day -- though it might delay the species' extinction -- because the sun's next dying phase as a hot, dense "white dwarf" will make the whole solar system uninhabitable, Benvenuti said.
More immediate world-ending disasters could be so-called "Near Earth Objects" -- chunks of ice or rock, some more than a mile wide -- hurtling close to Earth's orbit, he said.
Despite the inevitable end of the world, both Benvenuti and Funes underlined the hopeful message of Christ.
"It would be a good opportunity, during the season of Advent, that an alternative message of reassuring wisdom come from the churches' pulpits" to counteract the "improbable predictions and other militant prophesies" that have been flooding the media, Benvenuti said.
As the Gospel says, "the kingdom of God is at hand," and Jesus offers humanity "the opportunity to become immune to every upheaval, to every killer asteroid or gobbling sun, by seizing his saving word that doesn't change," he said.
Funes said human history has meaning as the world "was a gift of the God-with-us."
"The Word of God reminds us that we are heading toward a fundamentally good future, despite the crises of every kind in which we are immersed. That's because we are assured that, in Christ, there is a future for humanity and for the universe," he said.


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Pentagram Papers #25: Souvenir Albums
Pentagram Design, Inc., San Francisco, California, 1996
Pentagram Papers is a series of whimsical small books that have been published over the past fourteen years by Pentagram Design. Intended for existing and prospective clients and friends, the books distinguish Pentagram from other design firms, demonstrating that the company can think as well as do. As stated in each book, "Pentagram Papers will publish examples of curious, entertaining, stimulating, provocative, and occasionally controversial points of view that have come to the attention of, or in some cases are actually originated by, Pentagram." The company understands that its best clients are interested in an organization that demonstrates diverse interests, resulting in communications tools unique to each client, versus a house style. The objective of each edition is to ensure that the audience really experiences the nature of the subject matter, through use of strong design and reproduction values, and, where possible, other quirks, such as the centerfold pull-out section in this edition of Souvenir Albums.
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You could say that Alex Bogusky has gone from subservient chickens to unhappy bears.
After a hiatus of a couple of years, he's back doing what he did for most of his career: making ads. Only this time, the work has a real activist streak. His first target? The soft-drink industry.
And in what seems to be becoming Mr. Bogusky's M.O., he's turned against a company that once lined his pockets. For years, his former agency, CP&B, was employed by Coca-Cola (working on the Coke Zero brand). In a similar fashion, Mr. Bogusky created advertising for Burger King and later launched a book called the "9 Inch Diet" and condemned fast-food companies.
His new video ad -- which was first reported by USA Today -- was created for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, an advocacy group based in Washington. It's a nearly four-minute animated film set to an original track called "Sugar" by singer Jason Mraz.
Throughout, an adorable white polar bear family that resembles the bears associated with the Coca-Cola brand are seen guzzling soda, resulting in ill effects. They grow overweight and their teeth rot. They patronize "Be Happy Please" machines -- an apparent shot at Coke's "Open Happiness" ad campaign and vending machines. At the end, the bears realize they are sad because of how the sugary drinks make them feel and dump the soda.
The video drives viewers to a website, where visitors are invited to share the video via social media.
"Facebook it. Tweet it. Pin it. Google+ it. Email the link to your friends and relatives. Show it at school. Sit down and watch it with your whole family. Host a movie night and watch it before the main feature. Talk about The Real Bears on your YouTube show. Embed it on your website or blog. Have at it. You are the messenger. Sharing is the only means we have to make sure the unhappy truth about soda gets out to the world."
But more inflammatory than the cutesy video is a part of the website that highlights quotes that have historically been made by Coca-Cola execs such as the company's President-CEO Muhtar Kent and Katie Bayne, president-sparkling beverages, North America.
For example, a quote from Ms. Bayne stating that "there is no scientific evidence that connects sugary beverages to obesity" is accompanied by the word "lie" in bold letters. Adjacent to that are statements such as "Truth: Drinking one or two sugary drinks per day increases your risk for Type 2 diabetes by 25%" and "Diabetes can lead to erectile dysfunction."
In an email, Coke spokeswoman Susan Stribling told Ad Age: "This is irresponsible and the usual grandstanding from CSPI. It won't help anyone understand energy balance, which is key according to recognized experts who've studied this issue -- a group that, by default, doesn't include CSPI. Enough said."
The timing is inopportune given the ANA Masters of Marketing conference taking place this week in Orlando, Fla., during which a top Coca-Cola marketing exec is scheduled to speak. However, it's understood that the video's release was not intentionally pegged to that event.
While the ad squarely takes aim at Coke, Jeff Cronin, head of communications for CSPI, said that the group is trying to ensure Americans think twice before drinking all sugary drinks and is taking on all the companies that market them.
"The polar bears imagery has long been cynically co-opted by Coke, and I suppose you could say that with the Real Bears, we're reclaiming the bears for everyone," Mr. Cronin told Ad Age. "But the film doesn't just take on Coca-Cola; it seeks to reposition all sugary drinks, no matter who produced them. Pepsi, Coke and other companies market such drinks as sources of happiness. We want to show that they cause more than their share of sadness."
But can one video about why sugar isn't healthful can persuade consumers to change their behavior?
Mr. Cronin said: "The biggest source of consumers' information about sugary drinks is the sugary-drinks industry, not health experts. We'll never compete with them when it comes to advertising budgets. But this short film has information that will be new to most people."
Mr. Cronin characterizes Mr. Bogusky's railing against the soda industry as "courageous". When asked whether the move could be seen as hypocritical, since Mr. Bogusky once profited from his work on Coca-Cola, he said: "I think for Alex, and for the other people on the creative team who come from the commercial advertising world, making 'The Real Bears' reflects their courageous commitment to happier, healthier communities."
Recently Mr. Bogusky jumped into one of the biggest food fights of the year, dropping $100,000 in support of a California ballot proposition that would require special labels for foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. His donation pits him against big packaged-food and drink marketers such as PepsiCo, Nestle, Coca Cola Co. and ConAgra, which have donated millions of dollars to the No on Prop. 37 campaign.
Mr. Bogusky's reappearance in adland came within days of the expiration of a noncompete agreement with MDC Partners. He announced at that time that he was working with Made Movement, a startup focused on American manufacturing set up by some of his former CP&B colleagues. But this is not a Made project; it's one all his own.
Mr. Bogusky was unavailable for comment.
It seems Mr. Bogusky and singer Mr. Mraz have gotten to know each other well; as what may have been a hint this summer that a collboration was coming, Mr. Bogusky tweeted "@jason_mraz is such a good dude. He's greening his tour and you can get involved! http://jasonmraz.com/?p=89851 #TourIsAFourLetterWord"


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Sean Parker: Spotify attempting to finish what started at Napster
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sean Parker's interests in revolutinionzing the music industry, so to speak, are well known from his early days as a co-founder of Napster. His current efforts on this horizon are focused on Spotify.
"These historical limitations that defined the dynamics of the record business no longer any sense," said Parker, while speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit on Monday afternoon.
See also: eBay CEO: Retailers need help with mobile technologies Benioff rehashes same old social enterprise argument
Parker described Spotify as an "attempt to finish" what he started with Napster, being that it is a "dream of frictionless-free, tiered service that enables music sharing."
"We're all trying to figure out what is that next music industry," Parker admitted. "There's a whole set of things we have to figure out when moving to digital distribution."
In the physical world, you can only make so many CDs and there's only so much shelf space, Parker explained. There's also only a limited number of radio stations per market, so there's even less room to promote new artists.
Continuing on, the "traditional gate keepers of music" as Parker described them, ranging from radio stations to MTV, that were "not selecting the music that met the best needs of the public" have been replaced by the online social world.
"The dream with Spotify was ultimately to integrate Facebook and Spotify so that viral distribution could be unlocked," Parker said, asserting that that less than half of music sold today is done on CDs.
Parker offered the example of the band Foster The People, which he said came out of "virtually nowhere," and then within three months of online publicity and promotion on services like Spotify, the once-indie group is now a huge hit.
"I don't think we're ever going to get it completely right," Parker acknowledged. "The world is changing so quickly that it's very hard to get anything right for long."
Parker's aspirations to fix the media industry might not be limited to just music.
"On-demand TV is so screwed up," Parker argued.
Moving back to one of Parker's more notable time and money investments, Facebook, he had plenty of good words to say about the world's social network, but acknowledged that its problem is the "glut of information" that users have to deal with.
"There's good creepy and then there's bad creepy," Parker said, pondering if "today's creepy is tomorrow's necessity."
Parker, originally scheduled to speak later during the summit, replaced Zynga founder and CEO Mark Pincus as the opening speaker.
Pincus had been locked down for the interview a month ago, according to John Battelle, founder and chairman of Federated Media Publishing. But as of the end of last week, Pincus canceled and no explanation was revealed. Let the those IPO rumors continue.


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The heart is a beating muscle that pumps blood throughout the body. Inside the heart, four valves direct blood flow in the appropriate path. However, a valve that has become narrowed or thickened can compromise blood flow. This condition is called valvular stenosis.
In a healthy heart, two valves control the flow of blood from the upper chambers, or atria, to the lower chambers, or ventricles. Two other valves control blood flow from the ventricles to the lungs and body.
During a normal heartbeat, oxygen-rich blood moves from the left atria to the left ventricle through the mitral valve. The ventricle pumps the blood through the aortic valve to be distributed throughout the body. Oxygen-poor blood moves from the right atria to the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve, and is pumped through the pulmonic valve on its way to the lungs to pick up oxygen.
Thin, fibrous strands called chordae tendineae open and close the flaps, or cusps, of the mitral and tricuspid valves. The chordae tendineae are anchored within the ventricles. When the ventricles contract, the mitral and tricuspid valves are pulled shut while the aortic and pulmonic valves open. The pulmonic and aortic valves open and shut in response to changes in pressure of the atria and ventricles.
If a valve becomes narrow, stiff, or thickened, the heart must work harder to force blood through the smaller opening. Over time, overuse may cause the heart itself to enlarge and thicken. Eventually, heart failure may develop. Valvular stenosis may be present at birth, or it may develop over time as a result of heart or coronary disease.


text: The phone messages waiting for Henry Pierce clearly aren't for him: "Where is Lilly? This is her number. It's on the site." Pierce has just moved into a new apartment, and he's been "chasing the dime"--doing all it takes so his company comes out first with a scientific breakthrough worth millions. But he can't get the messages for Lilly out of his head. As Pierce tries to help a woman he has never met, he steps into a world of escorts, websites, sex, and secret passions. A world where his success and expertise mean nothing...and where he becomes the chief suspect in a murder case, trapped in the fight of his life.


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AMSTERDAM (AP) — Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, says its third-quarter profits rose as the takeover of new brands and higher selling prices offset the impact of lower sales volumes.
The company, based in Leuven, Belgium, said Thursday that net profit was up 31 percent to $2.37 billion (1.73 billion euros), from $1.81 billion in the same period a year earlier. The gain largely reflects the company's $20 billion purchase in June of the 50 percent of Mexico's Grupo Modelo it didn't already own.
Revenues rose 14 percent to $11.6 billion due to the takeover, currency effects and growth.
Although sales volumes rose 11 percent, that was mainly due to the Modelo deal. Without it, volumes sank 1.3 percent, something the company had to offset by raising prices.
Among the best performing brands were its flagship Budweiser beer, which grew global sales by 8.1 percent, and Corona, up 3.7 percent. AB InBev's purchase of Modelo included rights to sell and market Corona globally — except in the U.S., where AB InBev brands, including U.S. bestseller Bud Light, already have a market share of around 50 percent.
"We are not satisfied with our top line performance in 2013, which continues to be impacted by macroeconomic headwinds in a number of our markets," said CFO Felipe Dutra.
However, he said the integration of Modelo was going faster than forecast, and the company is already saving $250 million on an annual basis by combining operations.
Shares rose 2.1 percent at the start of trade in Brussels, to 76.13 euros.
AB InBev's global brands include Budweiser, Germany's Beck's, Belgium's Stella Artois, and Brazil's Brahma.
Dutra said the company sees big benefits in the near future as Brazil will benefit from the football World Cup in 2014 and the company's biggest brands have room to grow by selling into markets where they are not well-known.
Budweiser was introduced in parts of Central and Eastern Europe in the past 2 years but is already getting around 2 percent of market share "and in a premium position," Dutra said.
"So it's doing extremely well. Corona can follow that same path, why not?"
He described Corona as a brand that can "go where no others can go," due to its popularity at venues that are better-known for selling cocktails, such as dance clubs.


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It is a richly patterned silk fabric characterized by the use of gold and silver thread. Silk Brocades are luxury textiles.
In the Tibetan language, the word for silk brocade is gya-ser, this term being widely prevalent even today amongst the textile traders of Banaras. There are however regional names also; for instance, in both Ladakh and Bhutan, it is called gos-chen. literally meaning the 'great garment.'
Tibet's Connection with Silk:
The gift of silk was first brought to Tibet from China; by the Chinese princess who married King Songtsen Gampo of Tibet in the first part of the seventh century. Slowly, this fascinating textile penetrated all aspects of Tibetan daily life, developing into an integral part of their religious and secular ethos.
Traders belonging to the Marwari community - from Rajasthan and well known for their business acumen - settled in Kalimpong (near Sikkim), first took the samples of this Chinese brocade to Varanasi. Some people believe it was the Nepalese traders who took the initiative. Over time, Banarasi brocades overtook their Chinese counterparts in popularity.
The reasons for the partiality towards the brocade from Varanasi were (are):
a). The quality of the gold was better.
b). The fabric was thicker.
c). In modern times, brocade from Varanasi is still entirely hand-woven whereas the Chinese brocades are now machine made.
d). The Indian merchants take even small orders while their Chinese counterparts insist on orders for large quantities.
Uses of Silk Brocade in the Religious Life of Tibet:
1). For the design and decoration of shrines as altar (chos-kyap) and seat coverings, drapes and canopies (u-lep) marking the seat of a high religious person.
2). Used for pillar covers (ka-phen) and door hangings (cheb-le).
3). For framing thangka paintings.
4). To adorn images of deities.
5). For making dance costumes.
6). As altar over hangs for the seats of high lamas.
The Kasim family of Varanasi - A 200 Year Old Institution:
The Kasim Family of Banaras are virtually synonymous with Tibetan Brocade and were the first to manufacture these at Banaras, more than 200 years ago.
Since then it has been a constant passion with the family and the only time production fell was in the early 1960s when China occupied Tibet. Reminiscences one of the Kasim brothers:
'Our father was adamant that we will not give up gya-ser weaving, He said that this brocade is connected with someone's religion and religion never gets over.'
Slowly, a revival began around 1965, when the Tibetans in exile sought out gya-ser brocades again to decorate the monasteries being established in India. There was a further demand from Tibetan communities spread around the world as well as from Buddhist pilgrims who came to Sarnath and Bodhgaya, sacred cities near Banaras, highlighting the continued importance of silk brocades in the lives of Tibetans.
The contribution of the Kasim Family was acknowledged by the Dalai Lama himself when he introduced them at a gathering by saying 'These are the people who make the fabric of our religion.'
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Senior Child Welfare Trainer (R24-06) - Albany
Senior Child Welfare Trainer (R24-06)
The Professional Development Program (PDP) of the University at Albany's Rockefeller College is seeking a service-minded individual who is committed to performing high-quality work to fill a Senior Child Welfare Trainer position in PDP's Department of Child Welfare Training. This position is located in Albany, NY with the option to work remotely, and requires regular travel throughout New York State.
Description of Duties:
Under the direction of the program manager or designee, provide instructor-led classroom-based delivery of continuing professional education programming for state staff, caseworkers and supervisors of local Departments of Social Service and voluntary agencies to support effective casework practices. The Senior Child Welfare Trainer will collaborate with a training and curriculum development team, serving as master trainer. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Delivering training on project topics including, but not limited to, FASP, Progress Notes, and other documentation-related Special Topics to state staff, caseworkers and supervisors of local Departments of Social Service and voluntary agencies.
- Participating in the planning and development of training delivery plans and curricula for a variety of performance-based training, including updating, maintaining, and developing instructional materials (print and digital) and performing research for and assisting in the design of curriculum, related materials, and visual aids.
- Monitoring training deliveries and materials to assure quality and conformance with project objectives.
- Conducting training needs assessments and interpreting/using training evaluation data to revise/modify training programs and delivery plans.
- Maintaining complete records of training programs, content, activities, and evaluations in accordance with procedures, as well as preparing routine reports.
- Bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by USDOE, or an internationally recognized accrediting institution.
- A minimum of three years' experience in workforce training and training-related experience.
- Minimum of one year experience in a local social services district or voluntary agency providing child welfare services.
- Knowledge of recent federal and New York State child welfare initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities and work under pressure.
- Ability to learn new processes and become familiar with training content in a timely fashion.
- Excellent writing, speaking, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
- Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging, relative to their role.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer use, specifically Microsoft products.
- Ability to travel regularly throughout NYS to deliver trainings and attend meetings, including travel to areas that may not be served by public transportation.
- The ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs.
Preferred QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree from a college or university accredited by a USDOE, or an internationally recognized accrediting organization in Human Services, or a related field.
- A minimum of two years' experience in child welfare services.
- Experience in curriculum development.
- Familiarity with CONNECTIONS.
SPECIAL NOTES: Employment is with The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, a private, nonprofit, educational corporation that administers sponsored program activity for the University at Albany. Salary is expected to be between $57,000 and $60,927. To apply, go to https://rfhr.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=172212. Persons interested in the above position should submit a resume, three work-related references, along with a letter of application. Those selected for a first interview will be asked to provide a writing sample. Candidates selected for a second interview will be asked to present training material to the interview committee. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Applicants may also visit our website at www.pdp.albany.edu for more information. The Research Foundation for The State University of New York offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance and long-term disability insurance. Please see the RF Benefits Flyer for more information.
Federal law and regulations require notice to all prospective employees regarding crimes that have occurred on campus in the current three year period. Please refer to the following website for the complete Annual Security Report ("Clery Report"): http://police.albany.edu/asr.htmAs an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, The Research Foundation for SUNY will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, physical and mental disability, criminal record, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status with respect to receiving public assistance, domestic violence victim status, a disabled, special, recently separated, active duty wartime, campaign badge, Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law. The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance and long-term disability insurance. The University at Albany offers a variety of performing arts, world class libraries, and competitive sporting events.


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Patent law passed in US, but Presidential veto could follow
House of Reps. approve smaller fines in copyright spats
A new US law which would reduce the damages to be paid out for patent infringement has been passed by one half of the US legislature. The proposed law was backed by large technology firms and banks but opposed by smaller tech companies and drug companies.
The Patent Reform Act was passed by the House of Representatives on Friday. It must be passed by a vote of the Senate and signed by the President before becoming law.
The bill's supporters said that it was aimed at improving the quality of patents awarded and cutting down on the amount of expensive litigation over patents that takes place. The law proposes a cut in the damages that can be awarded for patent infringement.
It also changes the basis on which patents are awarded. The US is unusual in awarding patents to the first person to invent a technology. The bill proposes that a patent be awarded to the first person to file a patent application. This is easier to determine and, proponents hope, will result in less litigation.
Software publishers' lobby group the Business Software Alliance, which represents companies such as Microsoft and Apple, had backed the new law, which it says goes some way towards fixing a 'broken' patent system. The large hi-tech companies lobby says that the current system plays into the hands of abusive patent litigation and opportunism.
The bill was passed by just 220 votes to 175 with Democrats largely backing it. The 60 Republicans who voted for the bill were almost cancelled out by the 58 Democrats who crossed the floor and voted against it.
Innovation Alliance is a lobby group which represents smaller technology companies such as InterDigital and Qualcomm. It says that the new law could end up costing small businesses and universities money. Spokeswoman Susan Mora said that it was not acceptable to change the law "so patent infringers can reduce their supposedly soaring litigation costs".
The pharmaceutical industry, which earns its money through licences from drugs it invents, has opposed the change and said that it has been motivated by sector-specific concerns from large software publishers.
There are said to be concerns in the White House about the fact that the new law limits a judge's discretion in awarding patent violation damages. Even if passed by the Senate the law could be blocked by a veto from US President George W Bush.
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Zoya "Magical Pixie" Spring 2014 PixieDust Swatches and Review
Fans of Zoya PixieDust have been champing at the bit for the Zoya Magical Pixie collection, ever since it was announced last month. For Spring 2014, Zoya is taking PixieDust to another level with the inclusion of holographic glitters. It's a full-on, textured glitter party!
Formula & Application
Zoya PixieDust nail polish is 5-Free (free of DBP, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin and Camphor). Their signature Italian glass bottles have a tapered, matte black cap that rests comfortably between the thumb and index finger while polishing. The brush is short, round and medium in girth with flexible bristles that allow for ease of control.
The consistency of the Magical Pixies are nice and smooth on the first coat. The chunky glitter is well dispersed so you don't need to place it on. On subsequent coats, however, the large sequins made the layers go on a bit patchy so I dabbed a bit here and there to get even coverage. You could probably get away with two thicker coats but I used three medium coats instead.
As with previous PixieDust releases, they dry with a sparkling, matte, sand texture that is intended to be worn without top coat. Unlike past PixieDust shades, the addition of the large glitter sequins results in a rougher, chunkier texture that looks a bit heavy on the nail. Like an amped up version of OPI Get Your Number. Also, the chunky glitter means removal is a tad more strenuous than your average PixieDust.
Zoya PixieDust Cosmo is a silver based texture with multi-sized, hexagonal, holographic glitters. The same holo sequins appear in all three shades.
Zoya PixieDust Lux is described as a rose quartz and that's pretty dead on for this cool-toned pink texture. Though, due to the amount of silver & holo glitter inside, at certain angles it doesn't read as saturated on the nail as in the bottle.
Zoya PixieDust Vega is a light blue with leanings towards seafoam. This one completely retains its color depth on the nail.
Bottom Line: As much as I'm a fan of the PixieDust line, and I'm a card-carrying fangirl, the chunkiness of the holo glitter is too much. I love how smooth the originals are in application and and wear. However, if you don't mind extreme textures, the holographic glitter is very cool in the light and the colors are very pretty for spring. For me, the overall feel, with the sand texture and the multi-sized sequins combined, is too tactile.
Zoya Magical Pixie is available now at salons and spas nationwide including ULTA stores and online at Zoya.com. Zoya PixieDust retails for $10/ea for a .5oz bottle.
Deal Alert: Get a Mini Magical Pixie Trio (.25oz bottles) now through 2/19/14 on Zoya.com FREE with any purchase of $30 or more. Use code: MAGIC at checkout. It's a great way to experience this collection without the full-size commitment. Spend $35+ and get free shipping.
What are your thoughts on the Magical Pixie shades? Do you like the addition of holo glitters? Which ones do you plan to buy?
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Welcome to my little K99 korner!!!!
I'm originally from Horicon, Wisconsin. A proud graduate of St. Malachy Catholic School. Class of '74! Go, Raiders! HHS Class of '78! Go, Marshmen! I'm also a 1985 grad of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a degree in Theatre. Go Blugolds! Upon graduating from UWEC, my wife Lisa & I spent a few years working in professional theatre in the Twin Cities with stops at the Guthrie, Chanhassen & CLIMB, just to name a few.
How did I end up here? When you marry the farmer's daughter sooner or later you end up on the farm.
In 1989, we moved to Goodrich to work the family dairy farm. Because my wife Lisa felt I needed a "hobby", I applied and was accepted at WIGM FM, the Cool FM, as a part time night DJ. First solo "on air" shift, Labor Day night 1993. In March 1994, I became the full time afternoon DJ & copy writer. So long farm, hello radio!
Since coming to the Medford area, I've done some Youth Basketball & T-Ball Coaching and, because once you're bitten by the "theatre bug" you're never cured, I am a co-founder of the Medford Area Community Theatre.
One of the great "perks" of working here at K99 is the opportunity to get out and broadcast area high school games. Nothing brings our community together like supporting our young people. But, remember, it's just a game...we do this because it's fun.
My dad once told me, "Most people work so they can make money to do something else. The lucky ones are those who get paid to do what they love." Count me among the lucky ones!
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Friday | 11:00am - 06:00pm | Regular Programming |
Hit Music Mix
K99 Offers the best in music, capturing the listening audience spanning 9 counties in North Central Wisconsin.
The ABC network, Wisconsin News Network, and Local News Team keep listeners informed as to what's happening at the world, national and local levels
There's an old saying if you don't like the weather in Wisconsin wait five minutes and it will change...and you'll hear all about it on K99! Weather forecasts can be heard at :05 after the hour from 5am to Midnight. 24 hr weather is available here on our website too!
99.3 FM is your connection to Green Bay Packer Broadcasts, along with Wisconsin Badger Football and local play-by-play sports.
Special Features include:
The K99 Morning Show: Mondays - Fridays @ 7am
Brewer Games are always found on 1490 AM WIGM, and on Weekends throughout the Brewer Season on 99.3 FM.
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Costume Brawl
: This article is about the minigame. For the outpost, see Costume Brawl (outpost).
Costume Brawl is a PvP minigame introduced during Halloween 2007. Players fight in the guise of famous characters from the Guild Wars story, using that character's special equipment and custom set of skills.
To enter, speak with NPC—Bobby [Costume Brawl]—in the towns of Lion's Arch, Kamadan, Droknar's Forge, and the Great Temple of Balthazar. You will enter the Costume Brawl outpost already dressed in your disguise, with your skills selected and your weapons equipped. Each gender and profession has corresponding characters. From there, you will join the combat in one of several brawl arenas.
Game mechanics[edit]
Two randomly-grouped teams of 5 take on the guises of henchmen, heroes, and villains of their respective professions and compete to be the first to reach 20 points. At the end of a match, every player on the winning team will receive a prize.
- Scoring
- You score one point for each kill you achieve.
- If neither team has scored 20 points within 10 minutes, the team with the highest score wins.
- If the teams are tied at the end of 10 minutes, the first team to score a kill wins.
- Shrines
- Any non-Morale shrine adds 1 pip to the morale bar's progress rate, while a Morale shrine adds two pips.
- Morale shrines handicaps with 10% less healing, but allows your party to deal 10% more damage.
- Health shrines raise your party members' health by 120 each.
- Energy shrines lower cost of your party's skills by 20%.
- Battle Cry shrines raise movement speed by 25%, attack speed by 15%, and skills recharge 15% faster.
- Fighting at the Resurrection Shrines grants Base Protection to the team that resurrects at the shrine: deal 50% more damage and take 50% less damage.
- Rounds
- There is no Death Penalty.
- Disguises are assigned randomly each round.
- Winning teams' members are sent back into the queue for entering battle.
- Modifiers
- Regardless of item bonuses, player health is set to 600. Energy and attributes are fixed for every profession. Armor rating[verification requested] and weapon upgrades that do not affect maximum health, energy or attributes keep their effect. Costume Brawl overrides any existing modifiers (e.g. health, energy, armor rating,[verification requested] or attributes), including:
- Runes and insignias
- Weakness
- Skills or effects that boost attributes, e.g. in 2011, Aura of the Lich and the November Flux effect Hidden Talent did not boost attributes.
Combat Costumes disguises[edit]
- All players are under the effects of Combat Costume - which changes skills and attributes, depending on the primary profession, to the following.
- You can view the disguises from the years prior to 2012 on this page.
While the skills are fixed in the disguise, the inventory and the equipped weapons stay with the character. For every character a related weapon will drop on the ground when you enter the arena. So either bring appropriate weapons along or pick up the dropped weapon. Any weapon not picked up by the start of the battle will disappear.
- Kysten Shore
- One Center Shrine (Morale Shrine)
- One Battle Cry Shrine
- One Energy Shrine
- Whitefury Rapids
- Two Morale Shrines
- Two Health Shrines
- One Battle Cry Shrine
- Plikkup Works
- One Center Shrine (Morale Shrine)
- Two Health Shrines
- One Battle Cry Shrine
- One Energy Shrine
- Deepway Ruins
- Two Morale Shrines
- One Battle Cry Shrine
Each team member receives:
- 40 Balthazar faction per unique kill
- 20 Balthazar faction per point scored
- 5 Balthazar faction for each point on final scoreboard, 30 Gamer points, and 5 Trick-or-Treat Bags in a team win. For example, if the opposing team resigns while the scoreboard shows 18 points, the victors receive 90 Balthazar faction.
There are two ways to victory:
- Kill enemy players
- Keep shrines to gain morale
There are no tactics that ensure a win every time. Winning depends on your players' skill, profession composition and enemy team behavior.
- As a general rule, don't fight when severely outnumbered and especially when the opponent has the Battle Cry shrine. Chances are you will give the opposing team a point with your death before you can finish off one of them. Run away and regroup. If you are lucky, only one or two of the opposing players will chase you, and your team will have the numeric advantage in the skirmish. Draw enemies to your Resurrection Shrine if possible because your damage is boosted and the enemy's is reduced. Conversely, avoid fighting in the opposing team's resurrection shrine.
- In Whitefury Rapids, there are many different tactics. One is to split 2-1-2: two players get the Battle Cry Shrine, two get the Health Shrine and one stays to get the Morale Shrine. The one at the Morale Shrine moves on to the Health Shrine split or directly over the bridge to the other Morale Shrine. Try to encounter the enemy splits in even numbers or, if you know you can handle them, take on the enemy so that you can still win. Once your team has all shrines, repeatedly kill the enemy players at or in their base.
- Be ready at the gate(s) or portal at the start of the game.
- Work out which shrine(s) to capture at the start.
- Coordinate battles and communicate. Call targets instead of letting damage spread out over several opponents. Direct teammates to control points or away from opponents.
- When it is November and the October Flux, Minion Apocalypse, is no longer in effect, Necromancers have seven (instead of eight) usable skills, since there will be no minions to use Verata's Gaze on.
- If you win a game with a full inventory, you will get the "Your inventory is full." message instead of "You receive 5 Trick-or-treat bags.", and gain no bags.
- Since every character gets a weapon for these matches, newly created characters may obtain max-stat weapons by participating in these events, although they will have high attribute requirements.
- While it is possible to adjust your skill bar and reorder your skills while in the waiting area, it will be reset to its default upon entering. After entering, you may change your skill bar to suit your needs, although this may become tiresome after many matches
- It is possible to go behind the waterfalls in the Costume Brawl. A video on how to get in can be seen here.
- It used to be possible to get stuck in the Costume Brawl with no way to map out.
- Before 2008, this game awarded 7 Gamer points per win. From 2008 to 2009, the Gamer points awarded was 9+(number of consecutive victories up to 41). Before 2012, 15 Gamer points were awarded per win.
- Before 2010, each profession and gender had only one disguise available.
- Before 2011, all disguises had a unique name and skill description in the effects monitor. In 2011, all disguises appear with the generic Combat Costume name and skill description in the effects monitor.
- Before 2013, disguises had different attributes and skills each year.
See also[edit]
Minigames |
Halloween: Costume Brawl Wintersday: Dwayna Vs Grenth • Snowball Dominance • Fighting in a Winter Wonderland • The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods Shing Jea Boardwalk: Dragon Arena • Nine Rings • Rings of Fortune • Dragon Nest • Rollerbeetle Racing Canthan New Year: Rock-Paper-Scissors Pre-Searing: The bear hunters • The Prize Winning Hogs Eye of the North: Dwarven brawling • Kilroy Stonekin • Polymock • The Leadfoot Race • The Norn Fighting Tournament |
Disguises |
Obtained through tonics |
Disguised • Avatar of Holiday Cheer • Avatar of Sweetness • Beetle Metamorphosis • Sinister Golem Form • Yeti Form |
Obtained through polymock pieces |
Aloe Seed Form • Bone Dragon Form • Charr Flamecaller Form • Charr Shaman Form • Dolyak Rider Form • Dredge Form • Dwarven Arcanist Form • Earth Elemental Form • Fire Elemental Form • Fire Imp Form • Gaki Form • Gargoyle Form • Ice Elemental Form • Ice Imp Form • Kappa Form • Mantis Dreamweaver Form • Mergoyle Form • Mirage Iboga Form • Mursaat Elementalist Form • Naga Shaman Form • Ruby Djinn Form • Skale Form • Skeletal Mage Form • Smoke Wraith Form • Stone Rain Form • Titan Form • Wind Rider Form |
Obtained during missions |
Corsair • Dastardly • Gwen • Jade Brotherhood • Keiran Thackeray • Kournan Guardsman • Saul D'Alessio • Togo • Turai Ossa |
Obtained in explorable areas |
Desert Wurm • Spirit Form |
Obtained during holiday events |
G.O.L.E.M. • Going Commando • Rollerbeetle Racer • Snowman Form Canthan New Year disguises: Pig Form • Rat Form • Ox Form • Tiger Form • Rabbit Form • Dragon Form • Snake Form • Horse Form • Sheep Form • Monkey Form • Rooster Form • Dog Form Halloween disguises: Agent of the Mad King • Candy Corn Infantry • Combat Costume • Mad King's Influence |
Cannot be obtained by characters |
Lose your Head • Rolling Start • Rudi's Red Nose • Stone Dwarf Transformation • Test Buff |


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Refer to the following website for additional impaction criteria: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/impacted_major.html.
In order to be considered for transfer admission to the Nursing major, students must complete a series of prerequisite courses: written communication, oral communication, critical thinking, STAT 108, BIOL 201, BIOL 207, BIOL 208, and CHEM 140. Each course must be completed with a "C" or better grade; when all prerequisites are completed the GPA for the prerequisite courses must be "B" or better (3.0 or better). Applicants to the nursing major are normally admitted by the time they reach junior standing.
Pre-Nursing majors must complete the following requirements within four semesters of being admitted as a Pre-Nursing major or declaring a Pre-Nursing major. Some students may need to take courses during Summer Session to meet these requirements. At the end of the four semesters after Declaration of a Pre-Nursing major, students who have not met the requirements must either declare another major or meet with an Academic Advisor to determine if the student's performance in the courses merits an additional semester to complete.
At the end of the second semester, pre-nursing students must have a grade of "C" or better in general education certified written communication, oral communication, critical thinking, and STAT 108 courses as well as a combined GPA of 3.0 or better in these prerequisite courses.
Pre-Nursing students with an ELM score that places them in MAPB 1 or MAPB 7 or MAPB 11 may petition for an additional semester.
At the end of the fourth semester, pre-nursing students must have a "C" grade or better in BIOL 201, BIOL 207, BIOL 208, and CHEM 140 as well as a combined GPA of 3.0 or better in these prerequisite courses.
At the end of the fourth semester, Pre-Nursing students must apply to become Nursing majors. Candidates must complete a General Assessment Test and should contact the school to learn how to take the General Assessment Test. In reviewing applications, a personal profile is developed for each applicant based on GPA, in prerequisite courses and the General Assessment Test. The largest weight in the profile is derived from the prerequisite science course GPA, with typical grade point averages for these courses being 3.25 or higher and no grades below a "C." Candidates with the highest profile scores are selected for admission. It is anticipated that about seventy-two (72) students will be admitted each Fall and Spring semesters from hundreds of applicants.
Natural Science Prerequisites:
Take all of the following courses:
Prerequisite General Education Courses:
English Composition, STAT 108 (Quantitative Reasoning), Oral Communication, and Critical Thinking
Support courses:
Take all of the following courses:
Nursing Courses:
Take all of the following courses:
Select one of the following:
Criminal background check, health insurance, immunizations, medical clearance, and malpractice insurance are required for clinical coursework.
To be recommended to the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) to take the licensure exam as a Registered Nurse, students must successfully complete the RN Prelicensure Exit Assessment. The results of this assessment will not impact the conferring of the bachelor's degree.